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Editorial: Ladies Love LittleBigPlanet

So last week, I explained how I made a significant impact on a group of girls, all of which were business professionals between the ages of 27 and 32 and hadn't played a video game in their entire lives. ...you know, the typical women that tend to gravitate towards me, for whatever reason. I described them as women you might find in "Sex in the City," which I learned later is actually "Sex and and the City," which only goes to show how little I know of the show.

But anyway, it seems I'm obligated to provide y'all with a bit of an update. Unfortunately, while I will allow our precious readers (no sarcasm) a glimpse into certain aspects of my personal life to encourage a more community-like atmosphere, I really can't go into details. Let's just say it was a fairly standard date...with one bizarre exception. As some of you who keep up with us on Twitter already know, I've finally started playing LittleBigPlanet. Yes, I'm well aware I'm behind; as Arnold said, "welcome to 2008." It's true, and I do regret not playing it back in November; it really is quite amazing on just about every possible level. I'll leave more impressions for my Week in Review tomorrow night, and for now, I'll just focus on the immense effect it had on Courtney. For the sake of the lady's privacy, that's not her real name but for the record, she said she didn't mind if she was the star of one of my little editorials.

An operations manager with a large insurance firm. May have glimpsed Donkey Kong when she was a little girl. Makes the typical associations and stereotypes when she hears the label, "gamer." Well, the latter clarification came early when I first met her and her friends last week; I simply don't "qualify" as a gamer, so says my 55 and 65lb. weights and luxury-laden M35x. And yet, I promise you all - as if you needed any further evidence based on my Final Fantasy Tactics and RPG loving - I'm one of the biggest geeks on earth. I don't go in for the comic book or Star Trek stuff, but as far as that group was concerned, I should've been a pale, glasses-wearing virgin living in his parents' basement. This idea disappeared in a flash last week and this week, Ms. Courtney learned a bit more about me (and I about her, but that remains confidential). Anyway, as her little discovery had an intriguing impact on her, she wanted to see some of these games...you can imagine how much fun that was.

If you guys ever have the opportunity to show off games like Killzone 2, MGS4, GT5: Prologue, etc. to someone who hasn't seen a video game in several decades, don't miss the chance. Their jaws drop to the floor. It's hilarious. Then we got to LittleBigPlanet and although she had never held a PlayStation controller, she's not a spaz (women tend to have good reflexes and dexterity, anyway) and once she started toying around with SackBoy, I couldn't tear her away. We got together on some co-op fun and she was entranced. Let me try to paint the picture for you: a relatively tall, slender woman with brown, curly hair and a cute yet mature face, dressed in a professional pantsuit designed for a nice night out.......sitting cross-legged on the floor, bending over a PS3 controller held awkwardly in her hands with the finely lacquered nails, gazing intently at a TV screen and giggling like a schoolgirl every few minutes. It's difficult to sufficiently describe my feelings when watching this, but it was worthy of my rapt attention.

Will we see each other again? Yeah. I have a few issues with her but they're relatively minor and as any guy will tell you, "minor issues" aren't enough to override physical hotness. I have morals but they only stretch so far, especially considering the fact that I have no long-term/commitment intentions. But the best part? The next date has to involve LBP in some capacity.

Two words B Dukat--level creator. Whip up a cutetsy level for you both to play and you'll get some points.

LBP is the gamer guy's puppy or baby nephew/niece at the mall. I've introduced three women to the game and I think two of them only want to be around me to play the game. The third usually wants to play if she's had a stressful week.

ahhhh... small steps ben, small steps. I'd break out Ratchet & Clank before taking on FFX .... although she might like FFX-2? I could see that happening if she doesn't get frustrated with all that's involved with an RPG.

Hell yeah Little Big Planet is a lady magnet, this coming from a guy who's girlfriend detested the very word "videogame". Well look who's laughing now, I got her into video games thanks to the guys at Q games, Pixel Junk Monsters has turned into an addiction to my girlfriend. She is actually better then me at PJM aint that crazy? Another funny thing is that my homeboy actually gets schooled on rock band by his girlfriend, and this is a guy that dominates on COD4 and UnrealTournament 3.

Well we all know what the secret weapons are for scoring points with chicks: LBP, PJM, PJE, MusicRythmGames,Flower,Flow, and Fighting games as long as you let them win. Use the wisely young padawans.

That rocks man. I figured when I saw LBP for the first time that it would be a chick magnet. In my experience 1 out of every 10 girls that I would meet would like at least one game that I showed them.

Back when MKII first came out I was dating a girl that had almost no experience with video games, with the Atari being the only system that she had been exposed to. There was a span of a few months that I was going to a local bowling alley that had a couple of MKII machines that me and my friends would spend a few hours on, bowl, etc., a basic night out when I wasn't with her.

One week she asked if we could do something because she didn't have to work that weekend. Me and a few friends were going to bowl and play MKII and some of the guys were going to bring along their girls so I figured why not.

We paid for several games and after a bit of getting-to-know-you the guys decided it was time to play some MKII. We left the girls and did our thing. When I was up playing Scorpion my girl came to get some cash for drinks and started watching me play. And after I did the 'happy fire dance of death' fatality, my girl was hooked and told me 'You have to teach me how to play this'. I was shocked and happy.

After about 3 months of training she was very good with using Katana, Sub Zero, Scorpion, and Raiden...she even entered a few tournements. We're friends now but we still do a game night with her husband. She got LBP the day it came out.

Come on Ben you know the ladies love this game. I'm sure you have seen me post about how "my fiance always plays it and she needs to get her own ps3." her sister also plays it man what can i say the game is very good. about time you play it.ENJOY!

Haha, Ben. I am a college student and I play my PS3 rather regularly. My roommates girlfriend is here a lot and she saw me playing LBP once. Lets just say she wants to play it every time she is here now. Before LBP she HATED videogames and the addiction my roommate(her boyfriend) had for them.

Great to hear Ben of you're date, defently show her KH even show here Flock if you have it, it's cute and funny.
When i first met my husband he was rather shocked that he started dating a female gamer that was more addicted than him. To this day i still fight him for the PS3.

i have said in the forums myself about my wife who plays rainbow 6 vegas 2 on the ps3 that much that i had to get her her own ps3 so i could get a go!! and i have to say sometimes she is better than me online lol, some girls are taking over the gaming world!!